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enKettering University Partners with Zipcar to Offer Car Sharing on Campus https://www.kettering.edu/news/kettering-university-partners-zipcar-offer-car-sharing-campus
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"> <p>Kettering University launched a new partnership with Zipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car sharing network, to offer a Zipcar car sharing program on campus. The convenient transportation option is now available at an affordable rate 24 hours a day, seven days a week for students, faculty, and staff ages 18 and older.</p><p><img alt="" class="media-image localizer" height="270" style="vertical-align: top; margin: 7px;" width="539" src="https://www.kettering.edu/sites/default/files/mad-mimi-zipcar.jpg" />Kettering will initially offer two vehicles, including Ford Focus Sedan and Hatchback models, which will be located in parking lot three, near the southeast corner of Thompson Hall, facing the Mott Building. Zipcars are available on-demand and can be easily reserved and accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><p>This year, Kettering University members can join for $25, with rates on campus Zipcar vehicles starting as low as $7.50 per hour and $69 per day. After the first year, members will pay an annual membership fee of $35. Gas, insurance, reserved parking spots and up to 180 miles of driving per day are included in Zipcar rates, and cars can be reserved for as little as an hour or for multiple days. Kettering University students, faculty and staff can join Zipcar at <span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.zipcar.com/kettering">www.zipcar.com/kettering</a></span>.</p><p>"We are very pleased that Kettering University will be home of the fifth Zipcar location in Michigan," said Kettering University President Robert K. McMahan. "Zipcars are a staple on college campuses across the country, and Zipcar coming to Flint is yet another example of our community’s continuing rebirth as a college town. Our students will now have the ability to take off-campus trips without having to keep a car on campus, and we will also be encouraging university departments to consider using Zipcars to attend off-site meetings and events. All in all, we are excited to be able to offer our students, faculty and staff this innovative, affordable and flexible transportation option on our campus."</p><p>Participating members with smartphones, including iPhones and Android devices, may download the Zipcar mobile application to make reservations, lock and unlock the vehicles and honk the horn to help locate the vehicle. Reservations can also be made over the phone or on Zipcar’s website.</p><p>“We are happy to welcome Kettering University to the group of over 300 universities that have Zipcar on campus” said Katelyn Lopresti, general manager for Zipcar University. “Together with Kettering, we're enabling this next generation of drivers to experience a new generation of cars and transportation in a way that is both convenient and cost-effective, not to mention fun.”</p><p>With the new Zipcar program available on campus, student organizations at Kettering University also now have the opportunity to participate in the “Students with Drive” grant program sponsored by Zipcar and Ford Motor Company, which provides students with free Zipcar memberships and driving credits to support student organizations on campus.</p><p>Through the Students with Drive grant program, Ford and Zipcar will provide $300,000 in grants to be awarded to student organizations at <span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.zipcar.com/universities">eligible Zipcar colleges and universities</a></span>. The program is running now through April 2014 and will culminate with one student organization being awarded a grand prize of $5,000 in Zipcar credits, $10,000 in cash for the student organization to put toward its cause and $10,000 in cash to be awarded to the winning school. For more information and to participate in the program, students can visit the “Students with Drive” tab on Zipcar’s University Facebook page at <span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ZipcarU">www.facebook.com/ZipcarU</a></span>.</p><p>Zipcar has established partnerships with more than 300 universities across North America. For more information and how to become a member of Zipcar at Kettering University, please visit <span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.zipcar.com/kettering">www.zipcar.com/kettering</a></span>. Additional information and promotions can also being found by following @ZipcarU on Twitter.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datetime field-label-above"><label>Date:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, September 3, 2013</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Type:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-categories/press-releases">Press Releases</a></div></div></div>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:00:38 +0000Anonymous16722 at https://www.kettering.eduhttps://www.kettering.edu/news/kettering-university-partners-zipcar-offer-car-sharing-campus#commentsGrow it here, make it herehttps://www.kettering.edu/news/grow-it-here-make-it-here
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"> <p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://www.kettering.edu/sites/default/files/u119/STAB-Simpson.jpg" alt="Provost Simpson speaks" title="Provost Simpson speaks" width="360" height="321" style="float: right;" class="localizer" />U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, came to Kettering University Feb. 21 to announce new Grow it Here, Make it Here initiatives to advance Michigan’s emerging bio-based manufacturing industry. <br /><br />Stabenow said bio-based manufacturing, using agriculture goods to make value-added products, is an industry poised to grow and create jobs in Michigan.&nbsp; Last fall,&nbsp; she announced her first Grow it Here, Make it Here initiative, which would create a new tax cut for Michigan companies that invest in new facilities or purchase equipment to manufacture bio-based products. Her new initiatives would increase access to capital for bio-based manufacturers, improve marketing of bio-based products and spur the commercialization of new agricultural innovations to create new jobs.<br /><br />Stabenow announced her initiatives at a news conference in Kettering's Innovation Center, where she was joined by representatives from the University, Swedish Biogas International, Landaal Packaging Systems, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and the Bio Alliance Council.&nbsp; Dr. Jennifer Aurandt, associate professor of Biochemistry, gave Stabenow a tour of lab facilities in the Innovation Center. Student Olivia Hayden and Ben Wagner '11 assisted in the tour.<br /><br />Stabenow’s Grow it Here, Make it Here initiatives include a new effort to increase&nbsp;the number of Biopreferred products, products that are certified and labeled so consumers can choose to purchase goods made of agriculture materials. Today, she joined with President Obama and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack in announcing a 50 percent increase in government purchases of new bio-based products.<br /><br />“When we grow things here and make things here, we create jobs here in Michigan," Stabenow said.&nbsp; "Incubators like Kettering University’s Innovation Center are partnering with Michigan innovators like Swedish Biogas and can be a hub for new bio-based manufacturers that are making things with Michigan-grown products. We are at the forefront of bio-based manufacturing, and my initiatives will help businesses who want to invest and create new jobs here in America.”<br /><br />Tom Guise, CEO of Swedish Biogas International, served as emcee for the press conference.&nbsp; He said: “By using innovative technology, such as anaerobic digestion, to convert food and other organic waste into bio-fuel, Swedish Biogas is creating new jobs in the Flint area while lowering energy costs. I want to commend Senator Stabenow for focusing on expanding bio-fuels and bio-based manufacturing here in Michigan.”<br /><br />Bob Landaal, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Landaal Packaging Systems said: “Landaal packaging currently sells green cell foam to customers that seek thermal protection for items that need temperature regulation and customers seeking shock, vibration, and cushioning protection. We appreciate Senator Stabenow’s work to help Michigan companies make a difference in this global market place. Grow it Here, Make it Here is a great example.”&nbsp; Landaal Packaging Systems is a bio-based manufacturer in Burton, Mich., that is a leader in green, biodegradable packaging.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.kettering.edu/sites/default/files/u119/STAB-students.jpg" alt="Stabenow with students" title="Stabenow with students" width="360" height="353" style="float: left;" class="localizer" />Kettering Provost Robert Simpson said: “Flint and Kettering University will be better able to&nbsp;create new technologies and skilled experts in bio-manufacturing, under Senator Stabenow's new provisions. As a manufacturing center of excellence, Flint has been a national leader in both production innovations and distribution logistics. By bringing cutting edge manufacturing advances into agriculture, we will be creating jobs and boosting Michigan's farm industry at the same time.”<br /><br />Flint Mayor Dayne Walling said: “Senator Stabenow is a strong champion for investing in Michigan’s economy and putting people back to work. Senator Stabenow supported the new Center for Energy Excellence in the City of Flint at Kettering University to develop innovative ways to produce bio-energy.”<br /><br />Tracey Maroney, director of the Bio Alliance Council, a partnership between Michigan Works! and Prima Civitas Foundation said: “Michigan has geographic advantages over other states in terms of diverse feedstocks, vast agricultural supply chains and bio research facilities. Michigan has the ability to shape its own future and has significant opportunities to expand its bio-based industry and advance its position in the global bioeconomy market. I want to thank Senator Stabenow for her commitment to growing Michigan’s bio-based economy and creating new jobs.”<br /><br />Senator Stabenow’s Grow it Here, Make it Here Initiative consists of four parts:<br />Strengthens the Biopreferred Program, which certifies and labels products so consumers can choose to purchase goods made of agriculture materials, and provides a preference for these products for government purchases. Her initiative also calls for greater accountability in the initiative, including auditing and compliance activities to ensure the integrity of the certified label. USDA’s Biopreferred Program offers more than 8,900 bio-based products, including 540 products made by 90 Michigan companies.<br /><br />Spurs the commercialization of new agricultural innovations by streamlining and focusing resources to help new bio-based projects move from the development to the commercialization phase, also known as the “valley of death” since far too many good ideas do not make it out of this phase. Her initiative focuses the USDA’s Biomass Research and Development Initiative on the commercialization of bio-based products—bridging this gap to help accelerate the bio-based industry.<br /><br />Increases access to capital for bio-based manufacturers by expanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Biorefinery Loan Guarantee Program, so bio-based manufacturers have access to loans to help finance new operations or expand existing ones.<br /><br />Creates a new tax cut for Michigan companies that invest in new facilities or purchase equipment to manufacture bio-based products. Specifically, her initiative will allow companies to qualify for up to a 30% tax credit to help finance investments in new, expanded, or re-equipped bio-based manufacturing, creating new jobs. Only companies that manufacture these products in America will be eligible for this incentive.<br /><br />Dedicated in 2010, the Innovation Center is a 9,000 square foot facility divided into public and private space, each supporting scientific and technologically-based “start-up” companies that need state-of-the-art research laboratories. Kettering University is a partner with Swedish Biogas International, which built a waste-to-energy biogas plant at the City of Flint’s wastewater treatment facility. Senator Stabenow attended the groundbreaking for this facility, which converts food waste and other waste into electricity.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.kettering.edu/sites/default/files/u119/STAB-shirt.jpg" alt="Stabenow with shirt" title="Stabenow with shirt" width="360" height="465" style="float: right;" class="localizer" />Stabenow recently convened a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing to examine the job-creation potential of bio-based manufacturing in Michigan and across the country.&nbsp; From car parts to cleaning products, soaps, insulation, plastics, foam goods, and fabrics, bio-based products are finding their way into a wide variety of sectors in our economy.&nbsp; Now Stabenow’s Grow it Here, Make it Here initiatives would help this emerging industry expand and grow throughout the state, and the country.<br /><br />Michigan innovators and entrepreneurs are processing Michigan-grown crops such as wheat, sugar, corn and soy for use in advanced manufactured goods across the state.&nbsp; Bio-based manufacturing is a key sector of Michigan’s agriculture industry.&nbsp; Agriculture is Michigan’s second largest industry, supporting one out of every four Michigan jobs. <br /><br />Using American-grown bio-based products displaces foreign petroleum, reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.&nbsp; This redirects investment into domestic operations rather than sending wealth abroad (often to nations hostile to America’s interests) and strengthens American manufacturing and agriculture. Currently, bio-based products represent 4% of the market for the plastic and chemical industries, replacing petroleum based products. Recent U.S. Department of Agriculture analysis puts the potential market share of bio-based plastic and chemical products in excess of 20% by 2025 with adequate federal policy support. Studies show that if that 20 percent threshold is realized, it would create more than 100,000 American jobs.&nbsp; Other forms of bio-based manufacturing would create even more. <br /><br />Written by U.S. Senator Stabenow and Kettering University sources<br />Contact: 810-762-9533<br />pmroczek@kettering.edu</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datetime field-label-above"><label>Date:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, February 21, 2012</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-highlighted field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Highlight In:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-highlight-categories/current-students">Current Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd field-item-2"><a href="/news-highlight-categories/faculty-and-staff">Faculty and Staff</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Type:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-categories/press-releases">Press Releases</a></div></div></div>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:45:22 +0000Anonymous11318 at https://www.kettering.eduhttps://www.kettering.edu/news/grow-it-here-make-it-here#comments'Starry Night' wins Lego contesthttps://www.kettering.edu/news/starry-night-wins-lego-contest
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/u119/LEGOgroupWithMcMahan.jpg" alt="LEGO group with McMahan" title="LEDO group with McMahan" width="410" height="329" style="float: right;" class="localizer" />Kettering University's LEGO masterpiece won the Second Annual College Town Lego Competition Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Flint Institute of Arts.<br /> <br /> The Kettering team's interpretation of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' took top bragging rights over Baker College, Mott Community College and the University of Michigan-Flint.<br /> <br /> "It was interesting to see our childhood LEGO roots come around full circle," said Tyler Finnegan, a senior from Elyria, Ohio.&nbsp; "Some skills you just never forget.&nbsp; It feels really cool to get involved with other colleges and scope out their Lego engineering expertise."<br /> <br /> Kettering's student team members are:<br /> Nikki Findlay of San Angelo, Texas,<br /> Tyler Finnegan of Elyria, Ohio,<br /> Aaron Hoffman of Gurnee, Ill.,<br /> Racquel Lovelace of Harlingen, Texas,<br /> David Richelson of Tuscon, Ariz.<br /> <br /> The Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) hosted the annual “Create Your Own Masterpiece” intercollegiate Lego challenge.&nbsp; Judges awarded the top prize to Kettering's entry, but voters are able to vote on the People’s Choice Award at http://www.flintarts.org/college_town/events.html<br /> <br /> The event is organized by FIA’s College Town Student Advisory Council, which is advised by FIA's Janice Henry.&nbsp; She said this is the only artistic team competition for students from the four institutions in Flint.&nbsp; Each five-member team is invited to design and create sculptures on site during the three-hour event. The completed Lego masterpieces remain on public view in the FIA Lobby through Feb. 26.<br /> <br /> Henry also noted that this year a junior Lego competition was added for students in grades K-12.<br /> <br /> Last year's Lego event attracted around 900 viewers.&nbsp; Henry estimated that this year's crowd may have reached 2,000.<br /> <br /> For more information about this and other events at the Flint Institute of Arts visit www.flintarts.org or (810) 234-1695.<br /> <br /> See more Lego coverage in the<a href="http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/flint/index.ssf/2012/02/college_town_students_compete.html"> Flint Journal</a>. For more photos of the event, visit Kettering University on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150680565291147.451857.64693586146&amp;type=3">facebook</a>.<br /> <br /> Written by Patricia Mroczek<br /> 810-762-9533<br /> pmroczek@kettering.edu</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datetime field-label-above"><label>Date:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><span class="date-display-single">Monday, February 20, 2012</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-highlighted field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Highlight In:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-highlight-categories/current-students">Current Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd field-item-2"><a href="/news-highlight-categories/faculty-and-staff">Faculty and Staff</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Type:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-categories/press-releases">Press Releases</a></div></div></div>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:04:42 +0000Anonymous11295 at https://www.kettering.eduhttps://www.kettering.edu/news/starry-night-wins-lego-contest#commentsSide impact crash testing for kidshttps://www.kettering.edu/news/side-impact-crash-testing-kids
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/u119/HYUNDAI-kiddummies.jpg" alt="Child sized crash dummies" title="Child sized crash dummies" width="360" height="307" style="float: right;" class="localizer" />The Kettering University Crash Safety Center was awarded a research grant from Hyundai-Kia evaluating rear seat, small occupants in side impact crash events. <br />&nbsp;<br />“Hyundai Kia has been an excellent partner,” said Dr. Janet Brelin-Fornari, professor of Mechanical Engineering and director for the Crash Safety Center. &nbsp;<br /><br />Ravi Tangirala, senior engineer and technical lead for Safety Integration at Hyundai-Kia Motors in Superior Township, Mich., was on campus in November 2011, to watch some of the testing first-hand and discuss initial findings with Brelin-Fornari and Dr. Massoud Tavakoli, professor of Mechanical Engineering and co- principle investigator on the project with Brelin-Fornari.<br /><br />Tangirala said Hyundai-Kia funded this research project with Kettering because the Crash Safety Center has a good reputation in safety testing for child restraints and experience working with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). <br /><br />Even though most Hyundai-Kia vehicles have four or five star safety ratings, “We want to better understand what happens to children in accidents, and what we as a company can do better when we design our safety restraints,” said Tangirala.<br /><br />“Hyundai-Kia is trying to develop more protection for children in side impact crash events, if needed,” said Tavakoli, of the testing. “The Hyundai-Kia tests deal with small occupants ranging from the fifth-percent female crash test dummy (SID-IIs), to the 10 year-old, the 6 year-old and the 3 year-old dummies,” he explained.<br /><br />Children are currently non-rated in side impact crash testing. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 regulates child restraint systems (child seats) in frontal crash tests only. NHTSA is working to add side impact standards to FMVSS 213, according to Tavakoli.<br /><br /><img src="/sites/default/files/u119/HYUNDAI-Fornari.jpg" alt="Dr. Janet Brelin-Fornari" title="Dr. Janet Brelin-Fornari" width="350" height="344" style="float: right;" class="localizer" />“The side impact standard protocol for child seats that we are evaluating for NHTSA may also be a part of FMVSS 213,” added Brelin-Fornari.&nbsp; “Even if adopted, the child seats will not have to be tested in each model of vehicle,” she said, “but will be evaluated generically.”<br /><br />“The Hyundai research enables us to evaluate side impact dynamics of small occupants (children and small adults) with the vehicle component parts/environment (instead of generic).&nbsp; In other words, the Hyundai research is allowing us to evaluate the side impact dynamics of the occupant in the vehicle and not the design of the child seat itself,” Brelin-Fornari said.<br /><br />Hyundai-Kia has a strong interest in what happens to a child in a crash event, according to Tangirala. Working independently of NHTSA but with a similar goal, the company implemented a project in 2010 to understand field data related to what happens to children in side impact crash events. The project Hyundai-Kia has with Kettering is designed to understand lab-created data in comparison with their field-generated data. <br /><br />“Our first goal was to duplicate the results of a full-scale vehicle side impact test using SID-IIs with a sled test,” said Tavakoli, “then use the sled tests to evaluate the performance of other ATD's (anthropomorphic test devices, in this case child-sized crash dummies) in the same impact.”<br /><br />“The obvious advantage is that we can run many scenarios readily without smashing full vehicles every time,” added Tavakoli.<br /><br />“Hyundai-Kia wants to make sure the lab-created data matches the field data, and then continue testing projects for different sized children to compare to the field data from 2010,” explained Tangirala of the Kettering research. “We will use this information to determine if we can improve the safety performance of our vehicles in regard to child passengers.”<br /><br />“The question we have for Kettering’s Crash Safety Center is ‘can the lab represent the field?’ meaning, can we recreate field results in the lab?” Tangirala said.<br /><br />In addition to using the information gathered from comparing lab and field data to improve their product, Tangirala said Hyundai-Kia intends to share the findings with agencies outside the company. “We want to share our findings with the world,” he said, “this is part of Hyundai-Kia’s contribution to crash safety.”<br /><br /><img src="/sites/default/files/u119/HYUNDAI-Tavakoli.jpg" alt="Dr. Massoud Tavakoli" title="Dr. Massoud Tavakoli" width="350" height="340" style="float: left;" class="localizer" />The Kettering/Hyundai-Kia project started in August 2011. The Kettering test team includes Tavakoli, Brelin-Fornari, Sheryl Janca, research engineer for the Crash Safety Center, Clint Lee, senior academic lab coordinator in Mechanical Engineering, and Dave Cheyne, president of Global Test and Engineering Systems.<br /><br />For more information about the Kettering University Crash Safety Center, visit /our-research-labs/crash-safety-center or contact Dr. Janet Brelin-Fornari at jfornari@kettering.edu or Dr. Massoud Tavakoli at mtavakol@kettering.edu .<br /><br />Written by: Dawn Hibbard<br />810.762.9865<br />dhibbard@kettering.edu</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datetime field-label-above"><label>Date:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><span class="date-display-single">Wednesday, February 15, 2012</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-highlighted field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Highlight In:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-highlight-categories/current-students">Current Students</a></div><div class="field-item odd field-item-2"><a href="/news-highlight-categories/faculty-and-staff">Faculty and Staff</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Type:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-categories/press-releases">Press Releases</a></div></div></div>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:28:06 +0000Anonymous11263 at https://www.kettering.eduhttps://www.kettering.edu/news/side-impact-crash-testing-kids#commentsOff-road racinghttps://www.kettering.edu/news/road-racing
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"> <p><img src="/sites/default/files/u119/Bridge-duo.jpg" alt="Kristen Winter Bridge and Bill Bridge" title="Kristen Winter Bridge and Bill Bridge" width="285" height="350" style="float: left;" class="localizer" />Kristen Winter Bridge ‘08 and husband Bill Bridge ’05, of Inviscid Motosports of Detroit, are members of an off-road racing team that participated in the Griffins King of the Hammers Off Road Endurance Race Feb. 10 in Johnson Valley, Calif., with Jose Manuel Ponce. Included in their race crew are other Kettering alumni including Tim Vezina and Seth Henderson, class of 2008. <br /><img src="/sites/default/files/u119/BRIDGE-vehicle.jpg" alt="BridgeInvisicid racing vehicle" title="Invisicid racing vehicle" width="410" height="329" style="float: right;" class="localizer" /><br />The team is sponsored in part by Kettering University with car number 9009, registered under Jose Manuel Ponce, although Bill Bridge was at the wheel for the majority of the race and is the owner of the race buggy. The Bridges, Vezina and Henderson were active members of the Kettering Off Road Club during their tenure at the University.</p><p>In a report from Kristin after the event she said “we ended up completing just over half the race. About 117 cars started this race, and only 49 finished.&nbsp; After a roll and small fire, which everyone walked away from, we were actually able to complete another 10 miles of the race after the incident.&nbsp; Considering the events, it was the best racing we've done since our racing career started, and a great way to start off the season,” she said.</p><p>“We will be racing a lot of races yet this year including the TREC series in Indiana at the Badlands Park, where we went to a lot with the Kettering Off Road Club,” said Kristen Winter Bridge, adding that their racing schedule is on their facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/InviscidMotorsports.</p><p>“We thank Kettering again for sponsoring us, we were happy to talk about Kettering to the other race teams and spectators at this past race,” she said.</p><p>Dawn Hibbard<br />810.762.9865<br />dhibbard@kettering.edu</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-date field-type-datetime field-label-above"><label>Date:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, February 14, 2012</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><label>Type:&nbsp;</label><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even field-item-1"><a href="/news-categories/press-releases">Press Releases</a></div></div></div>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:22:35 +0000Anonymous11260 at https://www.kettering.eduhttps://www.kettering.edu/news/road-racing#comments